Punta Santiago

Population: 3,733
Median household income: $25,827
Median home value: $95,600

Punta Santiago is a community in Humacao Municipio, Puerto Rico, home to 3,733 residents. At $25,827, its median household income sits in line with Humacao Municipio's $26,083.

Between 2019 and 2023, Punta Santiago's population declined 8.4% from 4,074 to 3,733, while its median home value rose 11.4% from $85,800 to $95,600.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 14.4% of residents. Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 99.2% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,733
Median age: 43.5 yrs
Median household income: $25,827
Median home value: $95,600
Median gross rent: $633
Housing units: 1,907
Homeownership rate: 79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,0743,733

Median household income

$22,121$25,827

Median home value

$85,800$95,600

Median gross rent

$614$633

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,074	$22,121	$85,800	$614
2020	3,911	$21,506	$85,600	$548
2021	3,899	$24,143	$85,400	$551
2022	3,627	$23,821	$92,800	$649
2023	3,733	$25,827	$95,600	$633

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.8%

5 to 179.5%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7414.1%

75 and over11.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	330	8.8%
5 to 17	354	9.5%
18 to 24	285	7.6%
25 to 34	536	14.4%
35 to 44	396	10.6%
45 to 54	383	10.3%
55 to 64	504	13.5%
65 to 74	526	14.1%
75 and over	419	11.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	28	0.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,705	99.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.8%

High school graduate39.4%

Some college or associate's22.7%

Bachelor's degree16.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	491	17.8%
High school graduate	1,090	39.4%
Some college or associate's	627	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	465	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	91	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone80.8%

Carpooled16.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	888	80.8%
Carpooled	179	16.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	32	2.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	156	14.6%
15 to 29 min	548	51.4%
30 to 44 min	237	22.2%
45 to 59 min	37	3.5%
60+ min	89	8.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.70
Poverty rate: 51.1% (1,901 of 3,721)

	Count	Share
Family households	973	70.7%
Nonfamily households	404	29.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,377	72.2%
Vacant	530	27.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,093	79.4%
Renter-occupied	284	20.6%

1-unit, detached85.9%

1-unit, attached9.3%

2 to 4 units4.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,639	85.9%
1-unit, attached	177	9.3%
2 to 4 units	91	4.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 7266492
Type (LSAD): 55
Land area: 1.55 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 18.1609, -65.7588